Elon Musk, the world's richest man, standing behind a podium bearing the Seal of the President of the United States, on Monday twice gave what scholars, journalists and rights groups said was a Hitlergruß,

The "Sieg Heil" heard 'round the world has made its way to Germany, where activists are using that infamous image to protest Tesla's Gigafactory.

Online users shared videos showing Musk twice extending his hand outward from his heart but omitted his words explaining the gesture.

Musk then slapped his chest with his right hand, before flinging it diagonally upwards, palm face down. He turned around to audience members behind the podium, and repeated the gesture. “My heart goes out to you,

The tech billionaire doubled down on his allegedly antisemitic gesture with an attack on one of the world's most beloved women.

"I’m ending my lease two months early. When the Tesla rep asked why I’m not considering another Tesla, I said I’m sick of being associated with Elon."

Fineman previously took aim at Musk after fellow SNL cast member Bowen Yang revealed on Watch What Happens Live in August 2024 that one SNL host had “made multiple cast members cry on on Wednesday before the table read because he hated the ideas.”

Tesla's German gigafactory has been targeted by a British political campaign group which has projected an image of Elon Musk making a hand gesture, that

Addressing a hall of 4,500 people, Musk spoke live via video link about preserving German culture and protecting the German people.

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The British arm of the German brand says it’s no longer posting on Musk's X platform but will remain active on Facebook and Instagram